My response to my friend Naheed Nenshi was simply to say that some of the hyperbolic language that's being used to critique this sensible reinforcement of the public nature of the citizenship oath is, I think, unhelpful, and is actually inflaming the situation.

Sometimes there are no good choices for government.

Sometimes the government has to answer questions with ambiguous language.

I think very few people in Canada are seeking - to regulate any public expressions of individuals' religions.

My response to my friend Naheed Nenshi was simply to say that some of the hyperbolic language that's being used to critique this sensible reinforcement of the public nature of the citizenship oath is, I think, unhelpful, and is actually inflaming the situation.

The public citizenship oath done in a court in front of a judge and one's fellow citizens should be done publicly.

Many, many times I would shake my head in dismay at the goings-on in the House of Commons, but that never caused me to lose my fundamental faith in the values of our parliamentary institutions.